#Tsukimichi -moonlit fantasy-

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Manga Recs Week 2

This week's recommendation is The Rising of the Shield Hero

If you liked That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Dead Mount Death Play, or Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy you'll probably like this!

Full rec under cut

TW: SA allegations, Moderate Gore, and Torture READ WITH CAUTION

Anime: Yes; 2 seasons, 38 episodes total

Author: Aneko Yusagi

Rated: 7/10

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Isekai

Status: Ongoing; There are currently 23 vol. as of this post

Summary: Naofumi Iwatani, your average 20 year old Otaku, gets magically summoned to the Kingdom of Melromarc as one of their Four Cardinal Heroes to fight against the "Waves of Catastrophe". Dubbed the "Shield Hero" and thus the weakest of the Four Naofumi has the odds stacked against him even before he's robbed blind and accused of rape by the one person he thought was on his side. How can Naofumi gain back his trust in humanity after this betrayal? Will he fight with the other Heroes? What are the "Waves of Catastrophe"? The true journey and the path to answers begins with a demi-human slave girl named Raphtalia.

A breath of freash air from the dark fantasy genre! I usually can't stomach most of them due to their tendency to get revenge fetish-y and/or being softcore hentais but Rising has the perfect balance between revenge and growth. Plus our MC isn't a weird pervert! Might be a grumpy money-grubber but treats all of his female companions well along with none of the child like characters being sexualized! In fact many of the stronger characters we come across are female! Double win for this genre!! Found family troupe also comes into play here(which is my personal favorite) and it doesnit seem like there's going to be any romance between the main charaters! All in all one of the few genuinely enjoyable dark fantasy isekais out there! Season 3 of the anime is rumored to be in the October line up this year so please go watch it if reading manga isn't your thing!

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Mio ; Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy ☆ Medicos Entertainment

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Tomoe from Tsukimichi requested by Darkshadow 🧡

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I think Tsukimichi Moonlit Fantasy is probably one of my favorite ongoing anime right now. I've been reading the light novel and I just keep having feels about it.

It's easy to dismiss it as just another isekai or harem show but it has a habit of surprising me. A lot of isekai anime are just regurgitations of tropes in new slightly different configurations, but unlike those stories, the author of Tsukimichi (Kei Azumi) seems to have something to say. There are obvious themes and explorations on beauty, power, responsibility, mental illness, and the power of familial love.

I don't know if the author intended it or not, but I think it's really interesting that Makoto has trouble connecting to feelings besides anger and embarrassment, that his decisions only take him and his friends into consideration, that he feels nothing when he kills a person he doesn't know, and that he can be destructive and impulsive on a national level without realizing how others will perceive it. To me personally, he comes across as someone with a severe mental illness who grew up in the best environment possible and learned to cope with most of his issues in healthy ways.

He would be a totally different character if his environment and connection to other characters were taken away, and the story plays with that constantly. The anime hasn't gotten there yet (super light spoiler warning for details that are not as far as I know, important to the larger plot), but at some point he's granted dreams of true alternate realities of his path and they are all incredibly dark. In those other realities he was left alone with his fear and anger and became a terrifying destructive force.

In his own timeline, multiple side characters realize that he has no qualms about killing (even if he only ever does it to save or avenge friends, a classic hero trope) and decide that he's scary and needs watching. When one of his closest companions starts to worry about him falling victim to bloodlust, another close friend tells her that Makoto will never love killing because life means nothing to him.

But my favorite part of this reading is that Makoto is a kind, thoughtful boy, who treats his friends well, treats every new person he meets with respect, helps any random little girl that is in danger around him, and generally bends over backwards not to hurt anyone who isn't actively attacking him or his allies. The people who love him know he has some dangerous faults and love him totally and completely anyway and without fear.

I haven't finished the series quite yet, so I hope this doesn't slap me in the face, but it feels like a really nuanced, positive depiction of a mentally ill protagonist and I love it.

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Mio 1/7 Scale from Medicos Entertainment, from Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy

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CANON LGBTQA REP!!!!!

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SEASON 3 PRODUCTION OF TSUKIMICHI HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AFTER THE LAST EPISODE OF SEASON 2 ENDED!!!

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January Anime Releases 2024

Classroom of the Elite S3 - January 3rd via Crunchyroll

Chained Soldier - January 4th via HiDive

Delicious in Dungeon - January 4th via Crunchyroll

Demon Prince of Momochi House - January 5th via Crunchyroll

The Unwanted Undead Adventurer - January 5th via Crunchyroll

A Sign of Affection - January 6th via Crunchyroll

Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga -January 6th via Crunchyroll

Kingdom S5 - January 6th via Crunchyroll

MASHLE Season 2 - January 6th via Crunchyroll

Solo Leveling - January 6th via Crunchyroll

The Apothecary Diaries Cour 2 - January 6th via Crunchyroll

Tales of Wedding Rings - January 6th via Crunchyroll

Banished from the hero's party - January 7th via Crunchyroll

Mr. Villain's Day Off - January 7th via Crunchyroll

One Piece Egghead Arc - January 7th via Crunchyroll

High Card S2 - January 8th via Crunchyroll

Tis Time for "Torture" - January 8th via Crunchyroll

Tsukimichi - Moonlit Fantasy Season 2 - January 8th via Crunchyroll

Metallic Rouge - January 10th via Crunchyroll

Delusional Monthly Magazine - January 11th via Crunchyroll

The Witch and the Beast - January 11th via Crunchyroll

The Weakest Tamer began a journey to pick up trash - January 12th via Crunchyroll

Bucchigiri - January 13th via Crunchyroll

Let us know what you guys think of the shows and be sure to share what animes you're looking forward to this season. We will keep you updated on any others that may drop after the 15th!

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The Big List of Isekai Animes I have watched

Konosuba: God's Blessings on this Wonderful World!(S1,OVA,S2,Movie)

Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World (S1,S2)

Overlord (S1)

That Time I Reincarnation as a slime (S1)(Not finished yet)

GATE - Thus JSDF Fought There (S1)(Not finished yet)

Mushoku Tensei (S1,S2 Cour 1)

World's Finest Assassin (S1)

Campfire Cooking in Another World (S1)

In Another World with My Smartphone (S1)

The Eminence in Shadow (S1)

Ascendance of a Bookworm (S1)

How a Realist Hero Rebuild the Kingdom (S1)

TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- (S1)

By The Grace of The Gods (S1)

Trapped in a Dating Sim (S1)

The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious

The Rising of The Shield Hero (S1)

[medicangels]

he really went my shiki will fuck you all up and i love him for that

[waifubuki]

[doyouknowthischaracter]

DO YOU KNOW THIS CHARACTER?

[nijigasakilove]

Definitely better than last season. I’m looking forward to season 3 and hopefully more Hibiki. She was my fave part of this season lmao. Time for a clean up after the big battle! This was a nice way to wrap up the season after such a hectic final arc.

Sofia just can’t catch a break dawg 😭 they passing her around like a blunt at this point. She was already damn near on the verge of death after that Makoto fight then Luto pulls up and crushes her spirit. Poor thing was on top of the world just a few eps ago lmao.

Lot of good slice of life moments we’ve come to love from Tsukimichi. The students realising Makoto not that old was great, but Mio stole the show for me. First of all, happy for her that her cooking has improved she looked like she was about to fall out from blushing so hard.

“Let me attend to your needs” WOW that was bold, almost thought she’d confess but she backed out at the last second. Shiki and Tomoe laughing at her was rude 😭 my girl’s trying her hardest. The three of them are officially family now with the same last name, such a nice way to end what was a very good season full of lots of ups and downs.

Can’t wait to see what they got cooked up next with the demons and the goddess

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[anibinz]

There hardly any drawing for this Anime if no one is going to draw them I guess I just have to TAT

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Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu E01